New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-25
MULTITUDE OF BILLS PASSED.
WESTERN UNION TAX CAsE-INsPECToRs OF ELEC
TIoN FOR BROOKLYN neutrality-suspicious.

WESTERN UNION TAX CAsE-INsPECToRs OF ELEC-
TIoN FOR BROOKLYN KNIGHTs-CoRPORATIoN
TAX.
ALBANY. May 24-The bill which passed the Assembly
the act establishing the Court OF Claims
to permit that body pass upon the Western Union tax
up to-day in the Senate. Mr.. Ranes tried to
substituted for similar bill the order of third
reading in the Senate. This would enable the bill to pass
at this session Senators Fasset and Hendricks opposed
any action that would advance the BILL and Senator Low
denounced 1t unjust Mr. Rainess motion
for substitution lost-11 to 16. Those voting in the
affirmative Barager, Coggeshal, Cullen. Knapp,
Mcmillan, Nelson Pierce, Punktt, Ranes, Iraphageh
and vedder. This vote practically kills the bill.
Mr.. Sloan, from the Finance Committee, presenteda
report the charges made against the Forestry Com
mission for alleged violation Of duty in compromising for
s., 900 claim against Hurd Hochkss for $4,000 for
timber cut State lands. The committee unanimously
reported that such claim for $4,000 ever made,
and that the timber cut did not exceed 800 in value,
and it might have been cut by mistake. Controller
Chaplin had sent agent to investigate this matter be-
fore it the hands of the Forestry Commission
and the Controllers agent had recommended com
promise for $780, whereas the Forestry Commission had
exacted $4,000 Moreover, the feeling in Franklin and
other counties in which this timber cut was such
that would be found difficult to get jury to convict
for scn offences The report exonerated the Forestry
Commission from any blame. This was accepted by the
Senate which disposed OF the attempt to appoint
mittee to visit the Adrondacks during the summer
Mr. worth's hill to provide the Knights of Labor with
inspector of election and poll clerk in each election
district In Brooklyn was passed without opposition.
Messrs Fagan Cullen and Traphagen did not vote the
bill but later when they found that 1t was bill Affect,
ing the Knights they asked to have placed the record
the fact that they were In favor OF the bill 1t is
traOrnary bill in some respects as permits the presi
OF whom is a resident OF this state-to election
inspector and poll clerk for each election district IN
Brooklyn Organizations the knights OF Labor
given rights under this Dill.
The bill to establish State grain elevators was lost
supporting it, Mr. Krse's bill prov ding that corpora
tions may be formed that each sockhoder will have
vote regardless OF the amount OF stock he holds was
passed The hotel fre-cscape bill was amended In con-
ference committee that every hotel OF more than two
stories in height shall provide rope or other appliance
for escape for each roo and IN that shape passed ny
The bill to abolish the ordered to third
reading NJ, ,,, -,.o.o. . ,uotiso ,,x =,
corporations organized In other states ana whicn 90
business here in the way or construction erection or
maintenance" amended so that the tax shall be
81 % for every 81 900 OF capital The payment Of this
will give license 10 do business In this state
for all future me and will place foreign corporations
the same footing as home companies AS thus
amended the bill was passed.
The Senate passed bill yesterday limiting day 8
labor on surface and elevated railways 10 ten hours 10
be performed In twelve consecutive hours That Dill
to-day a similar measure which came from the lower
house. II now goes to the Governor
Mr. Shcchan's amendment 10 tho hali-honday law
which passed the Assembly yesterday was passed to-day
by the Senate II refers TO the payment OF bills OF ex
Il
Mr. Farrelis Assembly bin establish bukhead and
pier lines the East River In Brooklyn between North
second-st and Bushwick Creek, was got through the
Senate with difficulty IL understood to be In the
interest OF the standard Oil Company and the senators
were sfrad of t. Hard work on the part Oh sen'ors
on motion OF Mr.. Erwin in the Assembly to-day, the
bill introduced by him amending the Cantor street sur
face railroad OF last by exemptng cities OF the
state having less than $4,000 inhabitants was recon-
mtted to the Railroad Committee Win power 70 report
nj any time That committee reported the Dill faYOraDy
at the afternoon session OF the Assembly. Mr. Erwn's
amendments permitting street railways to extend their
lines without making any further compensation TO the
cities In which they situated were struck out The
bill now virtually eXempts syracuse from the cantor
act. It ordered to third reading. 80, =,
The Assembly defeated Mr.. Brundage's bill to list
personal property and passed Mr. Suvans blll mpos-
Ing license fee all fruit pedlers IN York NC
tyres bill increasing the salaries or two deputies OF the
Court OF Special Sessions to $4,000 ami 81 800 respec.
tively Senator Reiys bill giving the dock masters or
the New-York the authority OF harbor masters and Mt
Erwns bill requiring all hotels to provide ropes III each
room guest To use Ia case OF fire. go, =, -,
The Assembly defeated Senator Murphys Dill limiting
the hours of labor of bakers 10 ten hours.
Senator Cullens exterior street bill recalled from
the Governor and amended to require the consent
the Improvement Of the owners OF twothirds IN value
of the property from Sxtyiirst ST. to Nnetyfths ST.,
East River, NewYOrk.